A Labour proposal to shake up the pharmaceutical industry would leave Britain struggling to develop its own coronavirus vaccines, science experts have warned. The plan has been slammed by scientific experts, charities and drugs manufacturers – who warn they would destroy the country’s vital pharmaceutical research sector. A Labour proposal to shake up the pharmaceutical industry would leave Britain struggling to develop its own coronavirus vaccines, science experts have warned (file photo)The news comes as the Labour-led Welsh government has been accused of bungling the vaccine rollout there. State-run companies would then be able to make cheaper copies of the drug or vaccine, denying the company revenues. The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry said that Labour’s plan would ‘completely undermine the system for developing new medicines’ and ‘send a hugely negative signal to British scientists’.

Source: Daily Mail January 17, 2021 01:06 UTC